The Cecil Whig., 1887-03-12

county this week.
Capt SeJelken is at Scott's wharf with a
load of prime oy.te ; which lie will sell al
lowest prices.
Albert c. Boyd, of Perryville, a bag
| gage-master on the +. w. Il b. railroad is
mentioned as IA candidate for sheriff.
-Eey. William Schouer of this town de
! livered a sermon at st. Thomas's Church,
Newark, At the r4uraIAy evening service
this week.
Mr.. c. Richard Maxwell, Of this town,
will today take charge of the Baltimore u
Ohio telegraph office at Havre de Grace.
Mr.. Charles E. Foley, formerly of this place,
who has been stationed at Havre de Grace,
we understand goes to Baltimore.
Mrs. Lucy II. Litzenberg and her chief
salesiady Miss Lou Heath attended the
openings of the Wholesale millenery stores
in Philadelphia on Tuesday last. Mrs.
Litzenberg is spending week in New York
city selecting spring styles.
"A young man named Buckworth, re
Oh bOutlllld NhduUI, a "HlbC
muskrat on Monday last. They are very
rare, and an old sportsman who informed
us of the fact said it was the first of the
color that he had ever seen.
Mr.. James Dean, a prominent young
merchant of Elkton, and Miss Laura Boul-
den, daughter OF the late George Boulden,
We're married On Thursday evening at
o'clock Ivy The Rev w. w. Heherton at his
residence in West Philadelphia. They have
our best wishes for their future happiness.
-Ahner Roe, a farmer living "A mile and
half from kenuedyville on Ex-Governor
Cockran's farm IN Kent county, Md, not
many miles from this county, committed
suicide on Thursday by taking strycknine.
There no imaginable cause for the act.
He told his sister he was tired of life.
-Geitrude Cooper, aged Is pears whose
parents reside at Rising SUI, this county,
scalded to death on Wednesday by a.
cidenUly having coffee poured over her. She
was visiting with her mother al the house OF
the latter's aunt, Mrs. S. Norris Matthews
III Wilmington.
A mule connected with Singerly's pulp
works walked into one of the rooms OF the
mill at an early houI on saturday morning
last, and stumbled into one OF The alkaline
vatS. When discovered The animal was
dead, the flesh having been eaten of its
bones by he chemicals
The town election will br held the first
Monday in May. Usually a. this time OF
the year there are several candidates in the
field working actively for the bail tf>hip. IL
is not the case this time and Mr.. George +.
King the present incumbent no is an eff
cient officer will probably succeed himself
without a contest.
-Second street Philadelphia, has always
been popular street for shopping, and no
house on it had made better reputation
for popular prices than the well-known
house of Thomas Depuy whose new card We
publish in this issue. Call at No. 81 and
nspecr his tine stock of carpets before pur-
chasing.
The managers of the Cecil County Ag-
rlcultural Society met on Tuesday and
made arrangements for the convention of
agricultural societies to he held here on
Tuesday next for the purpose of forming a
trotting circuit. Ii is expected chat the fol-
lowing societies will b- represented. most OF
them having selected delegates, viz: Har-
ford, Kent, Talbot and Cecil couutieS Mary
land; Dover, Del, and oxford, Pa.
-Shockley x Smith, auctioneers tor
Robert C. Thackery, trustee, sold on Tues
day at public sale at the Court House door
the real estate of the late Samuel j. Jen-
ness. The Jenness mill properly contain
ing forty acres, improved by Il stone grist
mill and dwelling house was bought by
Robert G. .I-nness for s. 200. The .Jenness
farm nea: Woojlawu, containing - acres,
improved 10y "A frame dwelling pur-
chased hy Evan Il. Seutman for s. 65n.
HELD by the Enemy" by William Gil
lette di>tinctively the most successful
American drama yet given the puhlic will
be presented at the Wilmington Opera
House on Monday and Tuesday evenings
next. The New York Tribune SAYS of it:
Held by the Enemy" tells AN interesting q
story. This tale Is divided into i've acts, all
treated with rarrdramatic skill. The scene
is laid in "A southern city occupied by the
nlied States forces. The scenery in which
it was set is elaborate and picturesque: the
parts were in competent hands, ami the
play received with enthusiastic ap-
plause by a crowded house -
There was furry recently amoug the
few persons i'll this Leigh borhood no are
suspected of violating the prohibitory law.
1t all happened in this ws+: Sheriff M4ckey
had summons Tor young man of this
town TO appear in Il chaucery case. The
young man finding he sheriff was in search
OF him ard not knowing for what he was
wanted concluded thGt he had got into trou-
bic over the prohihitory law aud hid in the
marsh. a couple of other suspected viola
tors o! the law residing i'll town, hearing
that the sheriff was after their friend also
left tue state.
The school commissioners of this county
decldtd at their meeting tuesday that
the public schools cauuot be kept open
longer than the end OF the present term
ending April 10Th next. The caust. for this
acticn is the Increased number of schools
and pupils and consequently the Increased
cost, together with the fact that the levy
for school purposes has not been increa sed
while the receipts from book fees, owing to
the large numbers of schools who low
furnish their own books baye fallen
of. Several years ago it was usual
to have four full terms, but OF
late years there have been tut three and a
half. This school year will be only three
terms or but seven and "A half mouths This
eally closing of the schools Is equally dis
pleasing to teachers and parents of scholars
Notice to Delinquents.
Tax payers, who have not settled with
me, Will please take notice. that if not paid
before April LIST next, bills against them
will be placed in the hands OF the sheriff
tor levy and sale of property. Full amount